Arthur Sohval, MD papers

Arthur Sohval, MD (1904-1985) was a distinguished endocrinologist who specialized in disorders of the human reproductive system. He published many articles on a wide variety of endocrine topics and pioneered the use of electron microscopy to study and diagnose gonadal disorders. Dr. Sohval was associated throughout his career with The Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

Born in New York City in 1904, Sohval was educated at Columbia. In 1924 he received a B.A. in Chemistry and Biology from Columbia College, and in 1929 he received both an M.A. in Chemistry from Columbia University and an M.D. from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He then began a two-year rotating internship at Mount Sinai Hospital that was followed by a two-year research fellowship. In 1933 he became a researcher in cardiovascular pathology, and in 1938 he became an Assistant Attending Physician. In 1955 he became an Associate Attending Physician.

From 1958 to 1963 Dr. Sohval taught at the Downstate Medical Center of the State University of New York at New York City, and when Mount Sinai School of Medicine was founded, he became an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine. In 1973 he became Clinical Professor Emeritus. During the 1970s Dr. Sohval also served as a consulting cardiovascular physician for the New York Police Department. He was awarded the Jacobi Medallion in 1980. He died in 1985.

Dr. Sohval was the author or coauthor of numerous publications on the subject of gonadal endocrinology.